Cut card stock, felt, and yarn for projects
When to use this goal
For students who cut paper well but stall on thicker or soft materials used in art and projects (card stock, felt, yarn, foam sheets). Fit depends on a trial with each material, not grade. Use sharp, good-quality scissors; dull ones make everyone fail.
- Baseline
- Test each material with five cuts. Felt and yarn often fail because the helper hand does not hold them taut. Record the scissors used.
- Tips
- Spring-loaded scissors are a reasonable accommodation. Pre-cutting is fine when the art goal is something else. This extends mt-fm-004 and mt-fm-005 to real project materials.
- Limits
- Does not measure cutting accuracy on curves. Sharp scissors need supervision with some students.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-fm-047.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given sharp scissors and a felt piece with a marked line, the student will cut through the material along the line with no tearing and no more than one restart independently in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during art or project work.
Baseline: 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Opportunities fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Opportunity (trial) recording gives opportunities data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Fine Motor Skills.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
Paste into your IEP system
Most district systems have a separate box for each part of a goal. Copy them one at a time, or all at once as labeled text.
- Area of need
- Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE) - Fine Motor Skills
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal361 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given sharp scissors and a felt piece with a marked line, the student will cut through the material along the line with no tearing and no more than one restart independently in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during art or project work.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given sharp scissors and a felt piece with a marked line
- Behavior
- The student will cut through the material along the line with no tearing and no more than one restart independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly during art or project work
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 trials
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during art or project work
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given sharp scissors and a felt piece with a marked line, the student will cut through the material along the line with no tearing and no more than one restart independently in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during art or project work.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.